The interviewer will ask the interviewee some of the following questions as well as asking the audience to ask some questions of their own:

• How does what is happening in the wider market impact on retail leadership?
• What are employee and customer expectations of retail leaders today?
• What skills do retail leaders need in 2024 that they didn’t need previously? 
• What key leadership lessons did retail leaders learn during the Covid pandemic that have helped them navigate the current environment? 
• There’s lots of discussion around technology and in particular AI, what are the implications for jobs in retail?
• How can retailers create the right environment and culture for effective and diverse leadership to thrive?
• How should retail leaders approach making resilience a fundamental part of their leadership capability?   
• How should retail executives/Board members approach leadership on new topics where they are not subject-matter experts? 
• With the election coming up soon, how will what government might do impact on people and leadership?
• What are the key leadership pitfall that retailers need to avoid at all costs?
• What will retail leadership look like in 2026 and beyond what should leaders be doing today to prepare?